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Opera Australia

Compagnie Circa

Countertenor (+3)

Iestyn Davies

Orfeo

Soprano

Samantha Clarke

Eurydice/Amore

Conductor

Conductor (+2)

Dane Lam

Stage director

Stage director (+3)

Yaron Lifschitz

Costume designer

Libby McDonnell

Lighting designer

Lighting designer (+1)

Alexander Berlage

Choreographer

Bridie Hooper

Video

Boris Bagattini

Orchestra

Orchestra Victoria

Chorus

Opera Australia Chorus

Regent Theatre

Fall into an ecstatic dream…or is it a nightmare?
Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the grieving Orpheus into the jaws of Hades to rescue his beloved Eurydice. He must complete his quest without looking back, or lose Eurydice forever.

Awe-inspiring acrobatics meet Gluck’s exquisite music in a genre-busting production, a sell-out hit of the 2024 Sydney Festival. Projections seamlessly integrate surtitles into the action on stage, as brilliant singers come together with the trailblazing circus artists of Circa, one of Australia’s most successful cultural exports.

In this visually stunning production, Circa’s Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz has created a mesmerising experience, exploring the intersection between love and death that is the beating heart of Orpheus & Eurydice.

The role of Orpheus demands vocal beauty and dramatic virtuosity, and we’re delighted to bring the world’s best to your stage in extraordinary British countertenor Iestyn Davies. He performs opposite Australian soprano Samantha Clarke, making her role debut singing both Eurydice and Amor under the baton of conductor Dane Lam.

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